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Useful expressions to write an essay

Introduction

first of all

to begin with

in order to decide whether.... or not

to outline the main points

firstly, secondly, thirdly, finally / eventually

afin de décider si ...... ou non
exposer les points principaux

Enumerating arguments

in addition to / additionally
besides / moreover / furthermore
above all

de plus, en outre
surtout

Weighing up arguments

on the one hand..... on the other hand
to consider the advantages and disadvantages
arguments for and against

to discuss the pros and cons

in theory ... in reality

both... and....

not only ... but also

anyway / at any rate /in any case

in fact / actually / as a matter of fact
up to a point

so to speak

by no means / not at all

discuter le pour et le contre
ala fois..... et.....

de toute fagon

en fait

jusqu'a un certain point

pour ainsi dire

pas du tout / en aucune fagon

Comparisons

compared to / in comparison with

to draw / make a comparison between ...and
similarly

as well as

aussi bien que / de méme que

Restrictions

however / though

nevertheless

whereas

although / though/ even though
in spite of / despite

unlike

in contrast to / with sth.

on the contrary

sth is contrary to sth

tandis que
bien que /
malgré

a la différence de

méme si

Refering to

with reference to

regarding

as regards

as far as ... is concerned

according to (according to is used to introduce
someone else's opinion. Don't say "according to
me")

en ce qui concerne

selon

Emphasizing

I'd like to point out that
I'd like to emphasize

J'aimerais faire remarquer que
J'aimerais mettre l'accent sur

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Generalizing

on the whole

in general / generally speaking

as a rule

to some extent

to alarge extent / to what extent ?
in many ways

in all respects

in most / many cases

basically

en régle générale
dans une certaine mesure

a bien des égards

a tous les égards

dans la plupart / beaucoup de cas
fondamentalement / a la base

Giving examples

for example / for instance

such as / including

in particular / particularly

to give you an example of what | mean
to illustrate this point

what | mean is

et cetera / and so on/ and so forth
that is to say / i.e

tel que / y compris

et caetera
c'est a dire

Making exeptions

apart from
except
with the exception of

Giving reasons

because

as / since

because of

the reason for this is

the reason why

for some reasons or another

| have every reason to believe that

comme, puisque

Consequences

therefore
consequently / as a result
for this reason / all these reasons

donc

Personal point of view

| think that

in my opinion/ in my view / to my mind
this is a matter of opinion

in my experience

as far as | know

as far as | am concerned

to be aware / unaware of a problem
to tell the truth

the fact is that

| am convinced that

I firmly believe that

| feel sth should be done about that

en ce qui me concerne
étre conscient de

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Agreeing

| entirely / absolutely agree with
that’s exactly my own view

I’m of exactly the same opinion
that’s perfectly true

I'd like to support this view

Disagreeing

| partly disagree with

| don’t entirely agree with

| agree in principle, but

That’s not the way | see it

| see things rather differently myself
I’m not at all convinced that

I’m not absolutely sure

Interest, Plans, Intentions

to be interested in sth / in doing sth
It interests me a lot

My main / particular interest is

| have the intention of doing

| am prepared to do sth

| am determined to do sth

I’m planning to do sth

I'm very keen on doing sth

Lack of interest

I find ... rather uninteresting / boring
| don’t take any interest in

It’s all the same to me whether

It means nothing to me

Ca m'est égal si

Summarizing and drawing conclusions

finally

last of all

last but not least

in conclusion / to conclude

we can draw the conclusion

to sum up / to summarize we can say
all in all

in short / in brief / briefly

all things considered

the subject under discussion

| find it difficult to reach a conclusion but I’m
tempted to say

globalement

Modifying adverbs

totally / entirely / completely
mostly / mainly / chiefly
partly

comparatively / relatively
extremely / incredibly

surtout / principalement, essentiellement

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